Wudang has eighty-one peaks towards the magnificence of the big top, but not the peaks and peaks are built with Taoist temples, not all mountains and mountains have Taoist practice, which is located in the north of the small pillar peak, with the east wind of the king of Beiliang on the mountain, to build a new Taoist temple, the view is the old Taoist Song Zhiming's youngest apprentice Han Gui, this young Taoist does not cultivate his strength, even the old master Wang Chonglou has given a sentence "This son is sincere, and he will go farther and farther in the future" But even if the mountain style of Wudang is simple, Han Gui can neither alchemy nor talismans, and even the ability to divinate hexagrams is also scarce, so Song Zhiming has not allowed this retreat disciple to "open the peak", of course, with the incense of Wudang Mountain in the past, more still have the heart and power, so that after the death of Wang Chonglou Xian, the palm of the sect has changed from Hong Xixiang to Li Yuaxe, Han Gui is still tepid practice asked.

Qingshan Temple is newly completed, after the lively congratulations of the Taoist temple of the various peaks in the early stage, Han Gui is not a long-sleeved and good dancing exquisite person, the remote location of the small pillar peak soon fell silent, the pilgrims of the Qingshan Temple are even few, ten years down, only a handful. However, there was a child who often came to Qingshan to watch and play, and became familiar with the sweeping boy, and later the child brought a young man to incense, which is said to be his master. When the pilgrim entered the mountain for the third time to worship incense, Han Gui still didn't even recognize it, but the disciple who swept the floor remembered the person's face and secretly reminded him, Han Gui hurriedly stepped out of the threshold and called out to the boy who was in a good state under the scrutiny, saying that the Taoist temple was simple and only coarse tea welcomed guests. The pilgrim who was as heroic as an immortal did not refuse, and agreed with a smile. Han Gui brews tea well, the tea is wild tea on the mountain, but Han Gui's tea is not like those Jiangnan celebrities with cumbersome rules, and he does not pay attention to the water of cooking tea. The two drank to each other, and the pilgrim who claimed to be Xu Qi, a person from Liangzhou, didn't say much, only praised the taste of tea, and Han Gui didn't know how to greet politely, so he could only laugh at it.

When they were drinking tea, the child who came to Xiaozhufeng from time to time to play with Han Gui's apprentice Qingxin, two children of about the same age, sat on the stone steps outside the hall and chatted, Qingxin don't look at the young age, and there are endless schoolwork and work in Qingshanguan every day, but the seniority is not low in Wudang peaks, the old master Wang Chonglou is the highest in the mountain, but with the death of the oldest Song Zhiming, now only Chen Xuan and Yu Xingrui are left, and then there are the new generation of Li Yuaxe, because the previous generation received very few apprentices, Han Gui, as one of the six disciples of Song Zhiming, is equivalent to Li Zhangjiao, Then it will be the turn of the Qing generation, there are about forty people on Wudang Mountain, although there are signs of increasing numbers, but if Xiaodao Tong Qingxin goes to the places where the incense is at the peak of the Lotus Peak and Yuzhu Peak, many middle-aged Taoist priests who are not confused may even shout Uncle Shi. The little Taoist priest Qingxin wears a common martial arts scarf, the top has more than an inch of cotton silk folding, and the towel is painted with auspicious clouds, such as bamboo slips hanging behind, and he is taught by the immortal Lu Zu. At this moment, the little Taoist priest is talking to his newly acquainted peers and friends about the way of health preservation that he also knows a little about, "Today is the autumn equinox, my teaching book "The True Theory of Tiansu Conditioning" records that the thunder has begun to close, and the yin qi is gradually flourishing, and my generation should go to bed early and get up early, and be happy with the chickens." Moreover, my master said that the heat and dryness in autumn are also divided into warm and cool, so you should be diligent and diligent in the place where you climb high and look into the distance. The method of health preservation, in a nutshell, is to collect the word ......"

The other child who listened to the words of the Taoist Tongwen crepe babbled, looking a little careless, but asked curiously: "Since there is rarely thunder in the future, is there more demons and monsters?" Then will you Taoist priests be busy going down the mountain to get rid of demons and catch ghosts?"

Qingxin rolled her eyes, and the chicken and duck talked about it, a little sulking.

The child, who knew he had made a mistake, scratched his head and was at a loss.

Still Qingxin didn't care about this guy, suddenly looked greedy, and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "Dilong, let me tell you, there is a large persimmon forest on the Little Lotus Peak, which is about to turn red, and it is delicious! I have discussed with a few senior brothers and other senior brothers and nephews on other peaks, when will you pick persimmons, will you go? If you want to go, I will count you as one." ”

Yu Dilong was surprised and said, "Little Lotus Peak, isn't it the place where you took charge of the cultivation of the Hong Immortals alone, and you dare to steal persimmons?"

Qingxin shrunk his neck, glanced at the master cautiously, and then lowered his voice a little, "Before the little uncle didn't ascend, it was nothing for us to pick persimmons, and the little uncle would personally help us go up the tree to pick miles, alas, but unfortunately after the little uncle and ancestor ascended, Chen Shibozu, who was in charge of the precepts, didn't let people go there much, and some time ago, for some reason, a ban on the mountain was issued, but the persimmons there are really sweet and delicious." ”

Speaking of this, the little Taoist priest suddenly turned red, and hurriedly raised his cuffs to wipe his eyes.

Yu Dilong said with a smile: "If you want to eat persimmons, you want to cry?

The little Taoist glared at him, "I miss our little uncle and ancestor!"

Here it is the persimmon and the little uncle's, and Han Gui over there naturally knows what is going on with the Dao, sighs, and is a little distracted. I still remember that when I happened to meet the little uncle who rode a cow and herded cattle, every time I saw their juniors, if it was this season, I would always change the way to take out a few red persimmons from my sleeves, and before handing them to them, I didn't forget to gently wipe them with my sleeves.

Xu Qi, or Xu Feng, said in a young voice: "Han Daochang, I know a little about Kanyu's fur, and I also know that the mountain and water veins of Xiaozhu Peak are sparse and dense, and there are also a number of caves in Wudang Mountain. Forgive me for taking the liberty of saying, why is it that the Qingshan Temple has been built, but the incense is so scarce?"

Although Han Gui is not familiar with human feelings, in fact, his Dao heart is transparent, and he immediately understood the meaning of this person's words, and said with a smile: "It stands to reason that Xiaozhufeng's feng shui is indeed very good, and it should have been handed over to a talented disciple of the Qing generation to 'open a sect', but back then, the little uncle was probably joking with Xiaodao, saying that Xiaozhufeng's osmanthus is particularly fragrant, crowning all peaks, and there is a laurel character in Xiaodao's common name, which should be in life." Speaking from the heart, don't mention anything else, just say that the statues in Qingshan Guannei are all copper cast distilled gold, which is worth a lot of money, not afraid of Xu Gongzi's jokes, Xiaodao is really afraid that the thief will be worried about it these days, and even if Xiaodao tries his best to stop it, he can't stop it. In fact, as far as the trail itself is concerned, where to read is not to read, and where to cultivate the Tao is not to cultivate, after all, in life, you can't eat a few bowls of rice, you can't wear a full set of clothes, and you can't sleep in a bed. ”

Xu Fengnian quipped: "As a cultivator, Daoist Han also cares about those yellow and white objects?

Han Gui Ha smiled heartily, waved his hand and said: "Wrong, wrong, 'immortal', and half of them are people, as for 'real people', it is even more important to focus on real words." ”

Xu Fengnian seemed to be displeased, frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Forgive me for being ignorant, I don't understand the true taste, and I hope that the Taoist will solve my doubts." ”

Han Gui didn't care about the gloomy expression of this Xu Gongzi, and said slowly with a smile: "Sleep and eat three meals with your eyes open, and cultivate five grains and six relatives diligently, these are all a person's duty, and you can't do it because of your high status." Although the Taoist is a born person, but the road to immortality, after all, the future is bleak, let's cultivate, saying that it is the road of immortality, in fact, in the view of the Tao, it is cultivating a 'truth'. For example, if a person is at home, he looks at the objects in the house, and he does not lose or destroy them, which is the truth. If you stay overnight, you should protect the objects in the courtyard from being stolen and robbed. Xiaodao is the passer-by of this Qingshan Temple, and it is also the person who stays in the world. If you lose the gilded statue, if Xiaodao can afford to turn stones into gold, you won't feel distressed, but Xiaodao will only cultivate the Tao, and won't make money, since you can't afford it, you have to feel distressed. ”

Xu Fengnian smiled heartily: "The truth of the Taoist is very vulgar, but it is not bad. ”

Han Gui smiled and said casually: "I have a common idea, I want to be an immortal." ”

Xu Fengnian rubbed the edge of the porcelain cup with his fingers and said softly: "I have met a few people who can live forever but do not want to live forever. ”

Han Gui didn't think that this boy was just talking about it, but sighed sincerely: "It's a pity that I haven't gone down the mountain since the trail went up the mountain, and I can't learn from the two uncles, if I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely go down the mountain to take a look." ”

Xu Fengnian smiled, took a big sip of tea, swept away a lot of depression in his heart, and then "consulted" Han Gui about a lot of cultivation and health preservation.

The sun is slanting in the west, the sky is getting late, the two children on the steps have changed from sitting to squatting and then to standing, and then from standing to lying on their stomachs, helplessly their respective masters are quite interested, and there is no sign of calling it a day for a while, it is really boring, Yu Dilong and Qingxin began to doze off, Yu Dilong felt that it was not a matter to wait, so he had to use a few kinds of food tasted in Qingliangshan Wangfu to help the little Taoist priest relieve his fatigue, what green radish and tangerine peel duck soup, what peach blossom stewed mandarin fish, Qingxin didn't know what the taste of Lu Dao was, but just listening to it was drooling。

Xu Fengnian glanced at the twilight in the courtyard, stood up and apologized: "There is a lot of disturbance today, and it has delayed the cultivation of the Dao Master." ”

Han Gui stood up, shook his head and smiled: "It's okay, Xu Gongzi can come to Qingshan to sit and sit more often in his spare time, especially when the winter bamboo shoots come out." ”

Xu Fengnian's answer was rather scathing, and he said with a glance: "Most of the time in a short period of time, there is no chance to come here as a guest." ”

Han Gui was stunned for a moment, and didn't know how to answer, Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "My family has a lot of books, and when I go back, I ask someone to send some books to Qingshan Temple, and I should borrow them from the Taoist chief." ”

Han Gui snorted.

Yu Dilong saw that the master was finally going home, jumped up, and said with a smile: "Let's go." Qingxin, I'll go back and play with you. ”

Xiao Daotong hurriedly got up, trotted to the bottom of the steps, and followed the master to send the Xu Gongzi out of the audience.

Looking at the backs of one big and one small gradually drifting away, the little Taoist priest was full of reluctance.

"Master, what are you talking about with that son?"

"Xu Gongzi asked the master for a scattered classic article, which is broad and profound, not so much that the master is solving doubts, but that Xu Gongzi is teaching. It's like a channeling technique. Alas, if you really want to study it thoroughly, it will be as short as ten years, and as long as it will be a lifetime. It seems that there is no need to rush down the mountain. ”

"It's so difficult to learn, Master, don't learn it, there are so many books in the world, how can you read them all. ”

"This one is different. ”

"Master, then don't teach me this, you have to read it for ten years, then I won't be able to go down Wudang Mountain for a hundred years, I won't do it!"

"Speaking of which, don't you just not want to cook?"

"Ha, haha. ”

"Forget it, today the master will do it himself, so you won't have to sprinkle salt. ”

“......”

"By the way, remember that those who cultivate the Tao should not wander around all day long and empty their bodies. Go, while the master is cooking, copy the "Zunsheng Nine Notes" twice. ”

“......”

Xu Fengnian and Yu Dilong walked down the small pillar peak along the newly opened stone path, and Yu Dilong couldn't help but ask, "Master, do you say that there are really ghosts and gods in the world?"

Xu Fengnian said casually: "If you believe it, if you don't believe it, you don't believe it." ”

The child sighed, looking at the dark mountains and forests, a little panicked.

Xu Fengnian, who was thinking about his thoughts, was interrupted by a voice, and glanced at the child who was following closely behind him. This big apprentice's talent for martial arts is really breathtaking, although Yu Dilong, whether it is out of his own heart or because of his poor growth environment, he hides and folds everyone, and has an almost seamless ability to hide his clumsiness. Xu Fengnian once inadvertently determined one thing, as long as this child walks through any place with a complex structure, he can sketch a three-dimensional picture for you without any difference, this kind of talent is more rare and valuable than simply remembering it. The so-called martial arts wizard is nothing more than that. Xu Fengnian watched coldly for a long time, and found that this apprentice was a little enthusiastic and cold-hearted, don't look at him and the little Taoist Qingxin is very familiar, but in Yu Dilong's heart, a clear line has been drawn, not to cross the thunder pool, not to reverse the dragon scales, you can laugh and play, but if you cross the line, Xu Fengnian does not dare to guarantee that Yu Dilong will make any radical moves. However, Xu Fengnian is the first time to be someone else's master, although he doesn't really agree with Yu Dilong's way of getting along with Wang Sheng, Lu Yunchang and Daotong Qingxin, but he doesn't feel that he has to force the child's temperament back.

Xu Fengnian thought for a while, and asked coldly: "Do you think that Lu Yunchang looks very shrewd, but is actually very stupid?"

Yu Dilong opened his mouth wide, as if he wanted to deny it, but looking at the master's eyes that were still clear in the night, the child finally didn't speak and lowered his head.

Xu Fengnian smiled, continued to move forward, and said softly: "Master also has a master, I will tell you a story told by my master, which is about his reading process." ”

Yu Dilong raised his head, looked at the master's back, and bit his lip.

Xu Fengnian said slowly: "There is an allusion to the empty city plan, which is that the two countries fought each other, and the commander with the superior strength on one side was scared back by the empty city of the other side. When my master read this when he was young, he also longed for the latter's strategy. When my master was a young man, when he read this allusion again, he wondered that it was just an empty city, and if he were the latter, he could have sent a small number of troops to act as dead soldiers and go to the city to find out the truth. Since he could think of this, how could the Emperor Dafeng, who usurped the throne in the future, not understand? So my master had a huge doubt about this allusion, and he began to look through a lot of official histories, and he finally discovered a truth, that is, the latter was in the current situation at that time, once he won the former and destroyed the enemy country, he himself was already unattainable, and his merits were so high that he could only unload his armor and return to the field, and retire at home for the rest of his life. After Master told me this story, he told me that there are three realms of reading, and the same is true for knowing people. ”

Yu Dilong blurted out: "Master, if I think the story is true, then the former is also very smart, the empty city plan, in fact, is not clever in itself, the clever thing is that he used this strategy to 'scare away' the enemy, both of them have steps down, and by the way, he has won the respect of future generations." ”

Xu Fengnian nodded and said, "That's what I told Master back then. ”

Yu Dilong scratched his head.

Xu Fengnian narrowed his eyes with a smile and said, "But the master immediately gave me a duster and slapped it on the head, reprimanding me for being 'smart and superfluous, and it is not beneficial', I have always felt wronged before, and I feel that it is wrong to be smart?"

Xu Fengnian, who had a soft face, continued: "Smart people, you must use your cleverness in the right place. In the world of life, it should be beneficial to the world, even if you don't have the heart and the ability, don't bully others. ”

Yu Dilong said softly: "Master, don't worry, even if I have learned advanced martial arts, as long as people don't deceive me, I will never deceive others." ”

Xu Fengnian exhaled and said, "To make friends, you need to have a lot of friends, but brothers don't have to." If you meet someone who can be a brother in the future, you must be sincere. Master didn't do a good job, and I hope you can do better in the future. ”

Yu Dilong seemed to understand, but nodded anyway.